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MICROBIANA - OF MICROBES, ART, MEDICINE AND HUMANKIND
Microbiana.org is primarily a project aimed at stimulating discussion on the world of microbes, their breathtaking diversity, beauty and aesthetics. In the process the project hopes to bring together scientists, artists and social activists in an attempt to open up new ways of understanding the evolving relations between the human species and micro-organisms.
Microbiana.org is supported by ReAct, a global coalition of scientists, health activists and researchers working on the phenomenon of antibiotic resistance. The contents of the website however, does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the organization or individuals active with ReAct.
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Antibiotics Keep Falling on my Head. STOP Antibiotic Misuse
A video produced for the ReAct World Health Day 2011 campaign:
"Save the Pill for the Really Ill".
Microbes & Metaphors
Re - imaging bacteria, infection and the body. A dialogue
between scientists and artists,
Dec 2008, Wee Jasper, Australia
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"Have the bugs really won?"
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- "or is a way possible beyond winning or losing?"
What Next Forum 2006
Antibiotic Resistance for Idiots - Video about the Tao of Antibiotic Resistance (You Tube)
The Tao of Antibiotic Resistance Satya Sivaraman (pdf 28 KB)
Microbes and man
- expanding our understanding of the dynamics and biology of microbiota Pentti Huovinen(pdf 24 KB)
